Lightning Fleet 50
2005 Short Story Contest
Submitted Entries

Index:

Note winning submissions below.  The authors of the winning entries win a 3-month subscription to the Sunday New York Times, delivered to their homes!

Skipper Submissions

  1.  Winner's Perspective, by Rick Welch

  2.  That Was Fun, by Nabeel Alsalam

  3.  21st Annual Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup Regatta, by Joe Warren

  4.  Ariel Gets Wet, by Jeff Storck

  5.  Frank and Joe Coach Special Olympians, by Joe Warren

  6.  Seven Wooden Lightnings Get It On in Syracuse, by Bob Astrove

  7.  Five Important Lessons: Nabeel and Russ go to the ACCs, by Nabeel Alsalam

  8.  Three Fleet 50 Boats go to the Borderline, by Bob Astrove

  9. Halloween XIX, or, a Bad Day on the Water is Still Better Than a Good Day on Land,
      by Laurie Duncan   [First Place, Skipper Division]

 10. Lord Jim sails the Tamiami Canal, by Ron Buchanan  [Honorable Mention]

Crew Submissions

1.   Winning the Dixie Districts, by Skip Hirsh   [First Place, Crew Division]

2.  Surviving the Frigid Digit, by Catherine Calvin, with David and Barb Thompson 
                                                        [Honorable Mention]

3.  A Summary of the Season, sailboat racing as haiku, by Paul Maher